Four Leaf Clover (Mitchell)

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 2 First couple turn with the left hand half way.
3- 8 First and second couples dance half a ladies' chain up and down the set into a Counter Splat:
3- 4 first and second ladies change places giving right hand. Meanwhile first and second men cross to opposite side;
5- 6 first man and second lady turn with the left hand half way, first lady and second man do the same, the ladies turning under the raised left arms to finish back to back with own partner;
7- 8 pulling their left shoulders back they dance left hands across in a wheel half way; first couple finish on the men's side and second couple on the ladies' side.
9-12 First and second couples dance half a men's chain up and down the set:
9-10 the men change places giving left hand, whilst the ladies dance straight across the set;
11-12 turn partner with the right hand to finish with first couple in first place on opposite sides of the set facing out.
13-16 First couple dance half a figure of eight round second couple, casting off to commence and finishing in original places facing out.
17-22 Reels of three on the sides of the set, first couple dance out and down whilst second couple dance in and up to commence.
23-24 First couple cast off into second place, second couple step up.
25-32 Second, first and third couples dance six hands round to the left in a circle and back to the right.

Repeat from second place.

(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)

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